The Olympic Lavender Farm in Sequim, Washington had an operational distillation plant set up for everyone to check out. There was a very friendly guy standing by to explain how the whole thing works. Pretty neat.
The sign in the photo above was actually from the Purple Haze Lavender Farm. Their distillation plant was HUGE! You can probably figure that out from what the sign says.
I caught a Monarch butterfly checking out one of my sunflowers. This year I decided to only grew the Kong and Super Snack hybrids. All were grown from seed.
We picked another batch of Rosemary and Basil. There is nothing like cooking with fresh herbs. I decided to grow five different types of Basil this year. Each has its own distinct characteristics whether it is flavor, shape or size. Summerlong, Spicy Saber, Thai Siam Queen, Greek, and Sweet Basil are this year’s selection. All were grown from seed. I usually get the majority of my seeds from Burpee. They were founded in 1876 by a teenager and by 1915 were mailing out over 1 million catalogs a year. They also guarantee every product they sell, including the seeds.
